Deonte E. Billups was fatally shot in the back of the head and torso around 1 a.m. Sunday at a home in the 1200 block of Allen Avenue.

Police say there are three "persons of interest" in that case. As of noon Wednesday, no one had been charged with homicide in connection to Billups' shooting.

However, two of three men who police have called "persons of interest" were arraigned on other related charges.

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Ashshakur Jihad Buchanan, 26, from Norton Shores, and Quazala Dewayne Porchia, 23, from Muskegon Heights, and a third man, a 28-year-old Muskegon Heights resident, have been identified as persons of interests in the Billups case.

On Wednesday, Buchanan and Porchia were arraigned in Muskegon County 60th District Court.

Buchanan has been charged with one count of resisting and obstructing a police officer, a two-year felony, and as a second-offense habitual offender. Buchanan faces a maximum penalty of three years in prison if convicted because of the habitual-offender status.

The resisting and obstructing charge stems from an incident that followed the shooting of Billups.

Buchanan was granted a court-appointed attorney and the judge set his bond at $500,000 cash or surety. A preliminary examination is slated for Nov. 21.

The arraigning judge, District Court Judge Harold F. Closz III, said he agreed to the high bond because Buchanan poses a “significant flight risk” because he is a “person of interest in a much more serious offense,” a homicide.

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Porchia was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, a five-year felony; resisting and obstructing a police officer, a two-year felony; and felony firearm, or possession of a firearm while committing a felony, a two-year felony.

Police said Porchia had a .25 caliber handgun on him when he allegedly assaulted a police officer on Sunday.

Closz set his bond at $500,000 cash or surety as well telling Porchia, “apparently you are a person of interest in a homicide and because of that you are a high flight risk, or at least that’s alleged,” he said.

A preliminary examination for Porchia was set for Nov. 21 as well.

Africa Farmer, 19, was in the courtroom with Kiara Farmer, 22, who has a 3-year-old son with Porchia.

The Farmer sisters said they were at the arraignment in support of Porchia whom they do not believe had involvement in Billups' fatal shooting.

The third "person of interest" has not yet been arraigned on a criminal charge so authorities have declined to release his name at this time. That person is a cousin to Buchanan, authorities said.

The shooting investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

The capture off Buchanan and Porchia and the third 'person of interest' happened after a witness said a tan, four-door vehicle had been seen in the area and was possibly linked to the shooting.

That vehicle had fled westbound on Allen Avenue toward Getty Street. An officer in the area attempted to stop that vehicle, which crashed after a short pursuit on the corner of Ray Street and East Dale Avenue.

Two of the men were captured immediately following the crash. The third was captured after a foot pursuit with an officer.

Billups’ shooting marks the first homicide for the city of the Muskegon this year.